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/loh"suyd'/(in medieval English churches) a window set low in the outside wall, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside.Also, low side window. Also called lychnoscope.[1840-50; LOW1 + SIDE1]
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lowside window — /loh suyd / (in medieval English churches) a window set low in the outside wall, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside. Also, low side window. Also called lychnoscope. [1840 50; LOW1 + SIDE1] … Useful english dictionary
lychnoscope — lychnoscopic /lik neuh skop ik/, adj. /lik neuh skohp /, n. See lowside window. [1835 45; < Gk lýchn(os) lamp + O + SCOPE] * * * … Universalium
